April 02, 2002
INSISION‘s new album, "Beneath The Folds Of Flesh", is out through Earache / Wicked World on April 29th. The tracklisting: ‘World Impaled’, ‘Trapped Within’, ‘Sado God’, ‘Temple Of Flesh’, ‘Rewind Into Chaos’, ‘Impamiiz Graa’, ‘My Fever’, ‘Before My Altar’ and ‘Ex Oblivion’.
HATE ETERNAL are in the studio, putting the finishing touches on their new album, "King Of All Kings". Recording at guitarist / vocalist Erik Rutan’s own Dimensional Sound Studio in Tampa, the band has declared "King Of All Kings" to be "beyond anything done up to now".
GRAVE entered Stockholm, Sweden’s Sunlight Studios on March 3rd with producer Tomas Skogsberg to complete work on their forthcoming album, "Back From The Grave". A June release through Century Media is expected. The band’s new line-up includes: Ola Lindgren (guitars / vocals), Jonas Torndal (guitar), Jensa Paulsson (drums), and Fredrik "Fredda" Isaksson (bass, ex-THERION).
ARCH ENEMY are now confirmed for Friday, April 5th at the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival and on Saturday, April 6th at the New Jersey Metal Fest.
KRISIUN will join SEPULTURA on the main stage of South America’s largest independent festivals, Abril Pro Rock on April 20th.
CADAVER INC. are confirmed to play Metal Meltdown IV in Asbury Park, NJ on April 5th. Following this appearance the band will embark on their first US tour. Dates begin on April 7th at the Fireside Bowl in Chicago, IL and wrap up on April 14th at Common Grounds in Gainesville, FL.
DARK FUNERAL‘s upcoming tour with CANNIBAL CORPSE, INCANTATION and PISSING RAZORS kicks off on March 29th at the Emerson Theatre in Indianapolis, IN. The tour winds up with a show on May 5th at the Culture Room in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Over the next few weeks, several Season Of Mist acts will hit the road. While PENUMBRA tour France with WITHIN TEMPTATION, DESTROYER 666 are playing the No Mercy Festivals and THE CREST will be supporting MORTIIS.
ISENGARD‘s "Vinterskugge" album is out through Peaceville US on May 21st.
Norway’s FORLORN were a Viking metal band with only two members, therefore a studio band that never toured. The band is now a five piece including GEHENNA’s former vocalist Dolgar. The band plan to release a new album through Napalm in August and hope to tour in support of the release.
MARDUK are confirmed to play this year’s With Full Force festival in Leipzig, Germany on July 5th / 6th. This show will feature the debut of new drummer, Emil Dragutinovic. Other acts on the bill include SLAYER, MOTORHEAD and IMMORTAL.
Season Of Mist are set to release MAYHEM‘s catalogue on vinyl LP’s. "Deathcrush", "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas", "Wolf’s Lair Abyss" and "Grand Declaration Of War" will all be included in the limited edition box (2,000 only), along with a 7" single containing two previously unreleased songs recorded after "Deathcrush", with Dead doing the vocals.
On April 9th, American / Universal will reissue the following SLAYER catalogue titles: "Divine Intervention", "South Of Heaven", "Live: Decade Of Aggression", "Reign In Blood" and "Seasons In The Abyss".